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From: "stuart" <stuart@comodo.net>
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Subject: libpq help...thud..thud....help....
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i've just started development on a postgres database and im having a bit =
of grief
with postgres. the DB is stored on another server and im conecting from =
another machine with the libpq libary on it. If set all the paramters i =
can with PQsetdb but when i run my test program all i get is  =
'unsupported frontend protocol' . I know im getting to the server =
becuase the logfile for the postmaster shows the same error. I've =
checked the pg_hba.conf file as well and ive set the hosts correctly. =
any ideas, like i said im new to this and theres no-onw here to =
ask........wibble!

hope you can help

Stoo

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From RJentsch@electronicpartner.de Fri Mar  26 13:03:58 1999
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Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] libpq help...thud..thud....help....
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Stuart wrote:

> i've just started development on a postgres database and im having a bit of grief
> with postgres. the DB is stored on another server and im conecting from another machine with the libpq libary on it. If set all the paramters i can with PQsetdb but when i run my test program all i get is  'unsupported frontend protocol' . I know im getting to the server becuase the logfile for the postmaster shows the same error. I've checked the pg_hba.conf file as well and ive set the hosts correctly. any ideas, like i said im new to this and theres no-onw here to ask........wibble!
> 
> hope you can help
> 
> Stoo

Hallo Stoo,

you are probably trying to access a postgres version 6.3 database with a
6.4 libpq. If this is true, either upgrade the database or downgrage your lib.

cu Rolf Jentsch